smeren
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmeːrə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: sme‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch *smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from *smerwą (“grease, fat”) (modern smeer).
Verb
smeren
- (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
- (transitive, by extension, of bread-like foods) to make, to butter
- Ik zag twee beren broodjes smeren.
- I saw two bears buttering breadrolls.
- (transitive) to grease, to oil, etc. (to make run more smoothly)
- Je fiets moet nodig gesmeerd worden.
- Your bicycle badly needs to be oiled.
- (transitive) to corrupt, to pay off, to bribe
- (intransitive, idiomatic, used with hem) to get out, to make one's getaway, to leave
- Ik pak mijn koffers en ik smeer hem nu.
- I'm packing my bags and I'm leaving now.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of smeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | smeren | |||
| past singular | smeerde | |||
| past participle | gesmeerd | |||
| infinitive | smeren | |||
| gerund | smeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | smeer | smeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | smeert, smeer2 | smeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | smeert | smeerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | smeert | smeerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | smeert | smeerde | ||
| plural | smeren | smeerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | smere | smeerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | smeren | smeerden | ||
| imperative sing. | smeer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | smeert | |||
| participles | smerend | gesmeerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- aansmeren
- besmeren
- hem smeren
- insmeren
- opensmeren
- smeergeld
- smeerkaas
- smeersel
- smeerwortel
- uitsmeren
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
smeren
- plural of smeer